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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Curepe (Tunapuna-Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
75
524
690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
75
524
690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
73
519
685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
61
498
667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
35
423
584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
423
584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
34
422
584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
284
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
279
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
39
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Curepe
3 Families width 71 Species
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths17SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths51SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae (Latreille, 1802)Lappet moths3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Curepe
39 Genera with 71 Species
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Adelocephala Duponchel, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Adelowalkeria Travassos, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Adhemarius Oiticica, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Aleuron Boisduval, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Apatelodes Packard, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths4SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 17794SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Colla Walker, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Dysdaemonia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1773Imperial Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17804SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Hemeroplanes Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 18364SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Oryba Walker, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pachylioides Hodges, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 17771SpeciesTaxom
Phryxus Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17712SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 18757SpeciesTaxom
Zolessia Biezanko & M..., 19011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Curepe
71 Species
Adelocephala purpurascens Schaus, 1905
Adelowalkeria flavosignata (Walker, 1865)⇒ Adelowalkeria siriae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Adhemarius daphne Boisduval, 1870
Adhemarius palmeri Boisduval, 1875
Aellopos ceculus Cramer, 1777
Aellopos fadus Cramer, 1775Fadus Sphinx
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Aleuron carinata Walker, 1856
Aleuron chloroptera Perty, 1833
Apatelodes nina Stoll, 1782
Automeris jucunda Cramer, 1779
Automeris liberia Cramer, 1780
Automeris metzli Sallé, 1853
Automeris zurobara Druce, 1886
Callionima calliomenae Schaufuss, 1870
Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943Falcifera Sphinx Moth
Callionima inuus Rothschild &..., 1903
Callionima pan Cramer, 1779
Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001
Citheronia mexicana Grote & Robi..., 1866
Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832)⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Colla rhodope Drury, 1782
Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780
Dirphia mexicana Bouvier, 1924
Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Enyo gorgon Cramer, 1777
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1890Cramer's Sphinx
Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Eumorpha anchemolus Cramer, 1779Anchemola sphinx
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha phorbas Cramer, 1775
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Poey, 1832Cuban Sphinx
Hemeroplanes triptolemus Pieter Cramer, 1779
Hylesia approximans Walker, 1855
Hylesia nanus Walker, 1855
Isognathus caricae Linnaeus, 1758
Isognathus scyron Cramer, 1780
Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779
Manduca albiplaga Walker, 1856White-plagued sphinx
Manduca huascara Schaus, 1941
Manduca lefeburei Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca ochus Klug, 1836
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775Cluentius Sphinx
Nyceryx coffaeae Walker, 1856
Nyceryx riscus Schaus, 1890
Oryba achemenides Cramer, 1779
Oryba kadeni Schaufuss, 1870
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777Caicus Sphinx
Protambulyx eurycles Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Rhescyntis hippodamia {Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia erycina Shaw, 1796
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867Bay whiff
Xylophanes pistacina Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes pyrrhus Rothschild &..., 1906
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes titana Druce, 1878
Xylophanes tyndarus Boisduval, 1875
Zolessia cuprea (Kaye, 1901)⇒ Phiditia cuprea Kaye, 1901

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Curepe
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths, Giant silkworm moths, Giant-silkworm moths, Moon, Royal, Royal moths, Saturniid moths, Saturniids, Silk moths, Wild Silk Moths
12
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
24
51
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov